All-polymer solar cells based on side-chain-isolated polythiophenes and poly(perylene diimide-alt-dithienothiophene)

Liao, XiaXia; Zhao, X; Zhang, ZhiGuo; Wang, HuiQ; Zhan, X; Li, Y; Wang, J; Zheng, JinC

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3575734

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Journal Article

Year

2013

HERO ID 3575734
In Press No
Year 2013
Title All-polymer solar cells based on side-chain-isolated polythiophenes and poly(perylene diimide-alt-dithienothiophene)
Authors Liao, XiaXia; Zhao, X; Zhang, ZhiGuo; Wang, HuiQ; Zhan, X; Li, Y; Wang, J; Zheng, JinC
Journal Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume 117
Page Numbers 336-342
Abstract Two dimensional conjugated polymers have emerged as excellent polymer donor components in recent years. Here, all-polymer solar cells based on two conjugated side-chain isolated polythiophene derivatives (PT4TV and PT4TV-C) as donors and perylene diimide (PDI)-based polymer (PPDI-DTT) as acceptor are fabricated and investigated in detail. The structure similarity of the two polymers provides more insightful structure-property relationships. PT4TV based device displays a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 0.99%, higher than that of PT4TV-C based device (0.55%). The high fill factor of larger than 50% in PT4TV based device is ascribed to the balanced hole and electron mobility of the donor and the acceptor. By adding chloronaphthalene solvent in PT4TV: PPDI-DTT solution, the PCE of PT4TV based solar cells is enhanced to 1.17%. Such improvement is interpreted in terms of the refined morphology of the film and ideality factor of the solar cell diode. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Doi 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.06.035
Wosid WOS:000325188400053
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Keyword All polymer solar cell; Power conversion efficiency; Ideality factor; Two dimensional conjugated polymers